El Bekri, a Spanish Arab and author of Tarikh-es-Soudan says of Mansa Musa one of the nobles of Ghana: "He was distinguished by his ability and holiness of life.
But a cycle ride on the 6th November to Mansa Bay, in the North, convinced me that the hostile ships had run in there only for the purpose of attending to their wounded and burying their dead and had no intention of landing.
When entering Mansa Bay, north of Tanga, she was chased and fired at by an English cruiser, and her captain had to run her aground.
Although several of these kings made pilgrimages to Mecca, the most spectacular was the one by Mansa Musa in 1324.
The peak of their influence and power was achieved in the early fourteenth century under Mansa Kankan Musa who ruled Mali for a quarter of a century.
Mansa Musa took a number of Arabic scholars and skilled artisans back to West Africa with him.
Mansa Musa and, for that matter, the entire ruling class of Mali had converted to Islam.
The heroic romance strophe is that consisting of iambic hendecasyllables; Rivas: Brilla la luz del apacible cielo, Tregua logrando breve de la cruda Estación invernal, y el aura mansa Celajes rotos al oriente empuja.
Sick as he was, Park thought it necessary to take his leave of his hospitable landlord, to whom he presented his horse as the only recompense he could make, desiring him to convey his saddle and bridle as a present to Mansa of Sibidooloo.
Among the chief robbers were the sons of a potentate called Mansa Mumma, whose town they reached on the 12th.
As there was a great scarcity of provisions in the place, Park, after spending two days there, begged Mansa to allow him to depart.
In the morning, Mr. Park, fearing the mansamight devise some means to detain him, departed before he was awake, the negro having recovered the spear.
The mansa of Wonda was a Mahometan and, as well as chief magistrate of the town, was a schoolmaster.
About midnight a man made several attempts to enter the hut, but was prevented by Mr. Park and the negro, and the latter, on looking out, perceived it was the mansa himself.
The mansa told him, he might go as far as a town called Wonda, and remain there until he heard some account of his property.
Mr. Park related to the mansa the circumstance of the robbery, and his story was confirmed by the two shepherds.
Kumian dáyun ang mansa arun dì makataput kaáyu, Wash out the stain immediately before it gets fixed in the cloth.
The entire proverb is: Del agua mansame libre Dios, que de la recia (or brava) me guardaré yo.
I related to the mansa the circumstances of my having been robbed of my horse and apparel; and my story was confirmed by the two shepherds.
I heartily thanked the mansa for his kindness, and accepted his invitation to remain with him until the return of the messenger.
On the 9th I reached Nemacoo; but the mansa of the village thought fit to make me sup upon the chameleon's dish.
As I knew how valuable this article was at this juncture, I inquired of the mansa whether he maintained these poor women from pure bounty, or expected a return when the harvest should be gathered in.
Went in the morning with Isaaco and waited on Keminoom, orMansa Numma, as he is commonly called.
Mansa Kussan seized the money which I paid for the ass in the seller's hands, and what evinced his hostile intentions still more, he seized the ass till such time as the palaver should be settled.
The whole of the asses were gone, and only Mr. Anderson and myself remained, having sent our guide to inform Mansa Kussan of our departure.
On enquiring the reason, I was informed that Mansa Numma always inflicted capital punishments himself, and that the bones I saw were those of criminals.
I shall here give a list of the different articles of trade paid by me at different times, toMansa Kussan at Julifunda.
In the evening sent our guide to the chief man, who is termed Mansa Kussan, and is reckoned one of the most avaricious chiefs in the whole of the road.
On his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1495 there was nothing of the barbaric splendor of Mansa Musa, but a brilliant group of scholars and holy men with a small escort of fifteen hundred soldiers and nine hundred thousand dollars in gold.
Hereafter Africa for centuries was to appear before the world, not as the land of gold and ivory, of Mansa Musa and Meroe, but as a bound and captive slave, dumb and degraded.
Mansa Musa reigned twenty-five years and "was distinguished by his ability and by the holiness of his life.
Mansa Musa took two young Songhay princes to the court of Melle to be educated in 1326.
I accordingly presented him to my landlord, and desired him to send my saddle and bridle a present to the Mansa of Sibidooloo, being the only return I could make him for having taken so much trouble in procuring my horse and clothes.
The Mansa of this town had the character of being very inhospitable.
On the 9th, I reached Nemacoo; but the Mansa of the village thought fit to make me sup upon the cameleon's dish.
I related to the Mansa the circumstances of my having been robbed of my horse and apparel, and my story was confirmed by the two shepherds.
I immediately snatched up the Negro's bow and quiver, the rattling of which made the man withdraw; and my companion looking out, assured me that it was the Mansa himself, and advised me to keep awake until the morning.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mansa" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
